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After saying goodbye to the old man, I headed back home.
I brought some fried Jagamarukun from a street vendor on the way back.
The Jagamarukun were 30 valis each and were created by adding spices to crushed potatoes and frying it to a crispy golden brown after dipping it in batter.
I brought 7 of them as my dinner, the total coming up to 210 valis.
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' Another wonderful day and here I am going to the guild, instead of the dungeon. '
Feeling the cool morning breeze blowing across my skin and with the sun hidden by a thin layer of clouds, but not thick enough to block the light from the sun.
I made my way to the guild, while looking like someone on their way to an interview.
As there were chances of me meeting a goddess and asking her to allow me to join her familia, I had gone all out in dressing up.
I was wearing a slightly fancy full suit ( or a three piece suit), which was a white shirt, a black vest (waistcoat), a black jacket and paired with black pants. I was even wearing a red tie.
The three piece suit was order made for my trip to Altena, but I did not have any chance of using it.
It had come in use now.
I had also sprayed on some perfume, which had been collecting dust in my cupboard for a month or so.
Thankfully the perfume bottle's packaging was properly sealed and it was air tight so the fragrance was not affected.
The perfume was from Altena, it was a exotic one, and was on a sale, so I had bought it.
As the saying goes, first impressions are very important, but feeling everyone on the road look at me, I was starting to think I had dressed up a little too much.
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"Big sis look, that big brother is so good looking. " A little girl pulled her sister's hand and using her other hand pointed it towards Light.
After not hearing her big sis reply even after a few seconds.
The little girl looked at her big sister, only to see that her sister was already staring at the big brother without even blinking.
"Sister, why are you looking at that big brother so intensely ?"
"So handsom..! Ahem, I'm not staring at that big brother, I'm looking at the shop behind him, yes the shop over there. Now let's go"
The big sister hearing her sister's words quickly looked away and gave a random reason and dragged her sister and left from there.
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I, whose senses had grown sharper after levelling up, could only pretend that I had not witnessed the scene of the sisters and similar scenes a few more times.
I was standing in front of the guild at sharp 8 55 am, five minutes before the agreed time.
As I made my way through the guild door, I felt all the adventures and even the guild members stare at me and felt even more embarrassed.
[ A / N : He may look good, but going to the guild in a suit where most of the people are adventurers is almost like going to a road side restaurant and trying to order a five star meal. Or going to a Japanese restaurant and ordering a Italian dish. ]
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But as they say if one doesn't feel embarrassed, it is definitely the opposite one who'll feel embarrassed.
Ignoring the stares, I looked around trying to find my advisor Rose, and seeing her standing and speaking to another advisor near the stairs, I started walking towards her.
As I was walking towards her, Rose turned and looked towards me and then immediately brought her hand to her trying to stifle her laughter.
" Mr. Light, Good morning, by the way you're suit looks good." Rose, immediately schooling her expression, greeted me.
" Ms. Rose, Good Morning, as everyone says first impressions matter. I was just trying to do that. But it seems I've dresses up to much. And about today's matter, any reply from the goddess ? "
I replied politely, trying to change the subject.
" Yes, a guild member just now informed me that the goddess has agreed to meet you. The goddess has decided not to meet you in the guild and wanted you to meet her at Blossom Brew, near Amor Square. "
" The meeting time is an hour from now. The xx room on the first floor. " Rose updated me about the meeting.
'Not choosing to meet at the guild, and instead at a cafe ? Anyway let's me meet her and see. '
Deciding to first meet her and then come to any conclusion I thanked Rose.
" Thank you for your help, Rose. I'll try my best to get the blessings of the goddess. And also can you help me get the books similar to what you brought me last time. I'll read those to pass time as there's still one hour for the meeting. "
Rose nodded at me and again lead me to a meeting box (consultation room) and asked me to wait for her to bring those books.
She was back quickly, with another pile of books this time.
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Even though I said there was one hour, just after reading for about twenty minutes, I left the guild and made my way back home.
Refreshing myself, I applied another generous spray of perfume and left my house.
'Let me check if my map function can help in cases like these. '
I wanted to try the map and see if I could locate Blossom Brew as I had already traversed the southwest main yesterday, and that region on the map had lit up.
'Map, Blossom Brew'
Clicking on the map screen that appeared at the corner of my vision, I thought the name of the place I wanted to go.
The map enlarged, showing the southeast main and a green dot showed up on the screen.
And an additional point in the Map's Legend.
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[ Legend:
• Host is marked with purple color.
• Enemies are marked in red color.
• Passive hostiles are marked in a light red color.
• Allies are marked in a yellow color.
• Every other neutral living being is marked in blue color.
• The map automatically updates as you explore new areas.
• Location or targets are marked in Green color. [ New ]
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The was also a marker showing me the which turns I should take and which direction I should go in.
Blindly following the directions shown by the system while excitedly thinking about the goddess I'll meet and what she would think of me and is she a gentle goddess or a out-spoken one, I almost crashed into a closed door.
It was my improved senses that helped me stop in place.
After looking up at the map once more and then at the sign above the closed door, I found that it was a bar.
It was in the middle of the street and had store openings into both the streets.
' Maybe people usually use this as a shortcut, so it came on the system ? So the map can not show if the path is blocked for some reason. ' getting to know the disadvantage, I made a reminder of it in my head.
I turned around and crossed into the next street through an alley twenty meters away from the bar.
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Another 10 minutes of walking, I was standing in front of Blossom Brew.
Just from looking at the outside decorations of the building, it screamed the words elegant and classy.
After entering the cafe and letting the waiter inside know that I here for someone and that they had already booked the table and the table number.
The waiter led me towards the white marble stairs at the end of the hall and into the first floor.
Following the waiter into the first floor and through a corridor into the last room, I could only see the goddess yellow hair for a second.
Because just as I looked at the goddess, a white screen popped up in my face with red words.
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[ Alert!!!
Variable!!!
Variable!!! ]
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'Damn, what a twist! I did not even search for the variable and here they are!' Looking at the words on the screen, I cursed in my mind and willed the screen to minimize.
The waiter had already left after showing me the room.
I calmly looked into the red eyes of the goddess and for a moment was mesmerized, those red eyes were like rubies, even brighter than my own.
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Alternate Chapter Title : J̶o̶i̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ Creating a Familia [1]
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[ System: You asked me to show the path, I showed you the shortest path, if a shop is closed in between blocking the road, what can I do ? ╮(＾▽＾)╭ ]
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[ A / N: A new chapter!
Also how does one become a master in fate, is it chosen at random ? Can a ritual be used to become one ?
Also created a new Discord server, check it out if you are interested!
Link: https://discord.gg/yxR8vQFh ]
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